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...................................................................................................................................Understanding English Grammar .
Language is primarily a tool munication, yet many textbooks still
treat English grammar as simply a set of rules and facts to be memorized by
rote. This new textbook is made for students who are frustrated with this
approach and would like instead to understand grammar and how it works.
Why are there two future tenses in English? What are auxiliaries and why
are they so confusing? Why are English motion verbs hard to use? Why are
determiners so important in English? These and many other frequently asked
questions are answered in this handy guide.
Student learning is supported with numerous exercises, chapter summaries,
and suggestions for further reading. An panying website offers further
resources, including additional classroom exercises and a chance to interact
with the author.
It is the essential grammar toolkit for students of English language and
linguistics and future teachers of English as a Second Language.
Thomas E. Payne is an international linguistics consultant for SIL
International, and a Research Associate in the Department of Linguistics
at the University of Oregon. His previous publications include Describing
Morphosyntax (Cambridge, 1997) and Exploring Language Structure
(Cambridge, 2006).
Understanding
English Grammar
A Linguistic Introduction
THOMAS E. PAYNE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AND SIL INTERNATIONAL
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore,
Sa˜o Paulo, Delhi, Dubai, Tokyo, Mexico City
Cambridge University Press
The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK
Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York
Information on this title: 0521757119
# Thomas E. Payne 2011
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